I almost said "probably reading some older classier books and trying to decide which to borrow from" but that would suggest some sort of half-a$$ed plaigerism, so I didn't say it.

He doesn't need older classier books, he replicates his own.
I read 'The Da Vinci Code' and "Angels & Demons' and they are exactly alike.... Take the manuscript of Angels & Demons; change all 'Illuminati' in 'Priory of Sion' and look for the most unlikely figure in the book when you want to know who the bad guy is........
Don't get me wrong, they are fun to read, but if you have read one then the other holds no surprises anymore.

He doesn't need older classier books, he replicates his own.
I read 'The Da Vinci Code' and "Angels & Demons' and they are exactly alike.... Take the manuscript of Angels & Demons; change all 'Illuminati' in 'Priory of Sion' and look for the most unlikely figure in the book when you want to know who the bad guy is........
Don't get me wrong, they are fun to read, but if you have read one then the other holds no surprises anymore.

I completely agree with this statement. It's even worse when you read a third one, since it's different (yet the same) characters.

I didn't see "Meteor" mentioned with all the Dan Brown books. That was not bad - but out of content to DaVinci Code.

If you like historic books, try Mika Waltari and Peter Berling. Their books are great, read them in german and some in english too.
I have read all their books and i loved them all.
If you start Peter Berling, see that you get them straight in a row.

You should catch up on your Ludlum and Crichton while you are waiting. The Solomon Scandals has a similar title.

BOb

Aren't both Ludlum and Crichton now dead? Crichton this year and Ludlum a few years ago, right? I don't think we'll be getting much new from them. But, I do need to go look up The Solomon Scandals...I haven't read that one.